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EPISODE · May 2, 2026 · 1H 25M

SPECIAL EPISODE: 2026 Tony Award Picks w/ Elysa Gardner and Joe Weinberg

from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Dan Rubins, Elysa Gardner, Joe Weinberg

You can catch Elysa's theater criticism in the New York Sun and New York Stage Review. You can catch Joe's theater criticism all over social media, especially at @overthinkingtheatre on TikTok. You can catch Dan's theater criticism by visiting Slant Magazine and Theatermania.  Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstage The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column. The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews  and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org

It's time for a SPECIAL AWARDS EPISODE! Esteemed critics Elysa Gardner and Joe Weinberg join Dan for an epic conversation about the best theater of the season in preparation for the upcoming announcements of the 2026 Tony nominations! Lost Boys or Two Strangers? Cats or Ragtime? (Or maybe Rocky Horror?) Audra or Nicole? (Just kidding, I'm definitely over that by now...) Don't miss this insightful, fun-filled tour through the 2025-2026 Broadway season!

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